I have a very rare and special knife for ya here folk's...this knife was made in the early 1990's... when the Lauermans bought Marble's in 1994, they used old blades stored at the Gladstone factory to make short runs of some of Marble's famous patterns...This Ideal is one such blade and has the stampings on it to confirm this...I am tickled just plum up to be able to offer this Ideal for someones collection !!!

Folk's, the Marble's Ideal was the 1st knife in the Marble's lineup...1899 was its birthday, and by 1915 this knife had taken America by storm !!! Explorers from Teddy Roosevelt to Peary & Byrd who were the 1st to reach the north & south poles carried Ideals...Charles Lindbergh had one in the cockpit of the 1st solo Trans-Atlantic flight, now on display in the Smithsonian !!!

By the end of its 3rd decade of production(1930) Marble's had become the world's most famous maker of outing equipment...From pole to pole, around the globe, the Marble's Ideal was the standard by which all other hunting knives were measured !!!

This is a Marble's Ideal made with Circa 1939 blade

This is a Full Guard / Double Hilt Ideal

Knife is 9" OAL with a 4 7/8" blade

Blade has the massive fuller in it thats makes the Ideal instantly reconized

Blade is stamped: Marble's Gladstone, Mich. U.S.A. with the 3 line Roller Coaster stamp on front side...that stamp was used from 1931-1957...off side is stamped: Circa 1939 Blade

Pommel is Lignum Vitae...folk's , they at Marble's have been making the Ideal Exactly this way since 1907...111 yrs !!!

Handle is stacked leather...Marble's was the very 1st knife co. to bring the stacked leather handle into widespread use in the USA !!! Also has the famous Marble's spacer system

Comes with Original Marble's stamped spear point leather sheath of exceptional quality...keeper strap button is also stamped Marble's

Whole package comes to ya New in Original Marble's Bobcat box

Please supersize pics on next page for a close-up look at one of the most famous fixed blade knives ever made !!!

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